Research was conducted on the effects of rotational grazing (RG) compared to continuous grazing (CG) on the behavior of cattle grazing on rangelands. Different livestock den&tics in the RG treatments were created by varying the size of paddocks in a 4651a, U-paddock, cell deaigntd RG treatment stocked at a rate of 3.6 ha/cow/yr. Paddock sizes of 30 and lo-ha were used to simulate RG with 14 (RG...

Establishing rhizoma peanut (Arachis glabrata Benth.; rp) in strips into existing bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flüggé) pastures has potential to increase forage nutritive value, decrease N fertilizer use, and improve N cycling. Grazing the grass–legume mixture in the year after planting may be possible, but appropriate grazing management strategies have not been defined. The objectives were to ...

☆ Research was funded by USDA-NIFA, Rangeland Re 2009-38415-20265); and Western Sustainable Agricultu program (Project Number SW10-073). ⁎ Correspondence: Leslie M. Roche, Department of P University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA. E-mail address: [email protected] (L.M. Roche). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2015.03.011 1550-7424/© 2015 Society for Range Management. Publis Article his...

This experiment was carried out on 8 ha of Panicum maximum cv. Tanzania pastures, with rotational grazing consisting of 7 days of occupation and 21 days of rest. Four treatments were evaluated: cattle grazing alone (BOV), sheep grazing alone (OVI), cattle and sheep grazing simultaneously (SIM) and cattle grazing followed by sheep (alternate - ALT). Twenty heifers and 30 male Santa Inês lambs we...

InfiltraGon rde and sediment production were measured for 2 years on 3 pastures from an intensive rotational grazing system. The pastures were 32,24, and 16 ha in size. Stocking rate was held constant but stocking density at any given point in time varied due to pasture size. Stocking densities were 0.68,0.51, and 0.32 ha/AU, respectively. Within the respective treatments, midgrass interspa ces...

'Surrey' ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) has produced well in clipping yield trials across Louisiana, but yield trials do not always predict how well the forage supports performance under grazing conditions. This trial compared Surrey ryegrass with 'Marshall' ryegrass grazed continuously or rotationally. Two pastures of Surrey and two pastures of Marshall that had been subdivided into six pa...

This paper argues in favour of a simulation approach relying on an explicit and rigorous modelling of the management strategy that underlies the farmer s decision-making behaviour. A strategy is defined as a roadmap of intended technical tasks over a management period. It is tied to an overall objective and specifies what to do depending on the situations encountered. An essential feature is it...